# @cgtneurope on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcdsdEajGTB
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69837304-cgtneurope-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/427c32e969.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-25T13:01:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Washington is not ruling out military strikes against Iran, even as the Trump administration announced a major new economic pressure campaign against Tehran. Hegseth said the US could use "kinetic strikes" in and around the Strait of Hormuz if necessary.⁣
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#Iran #UnitedStates #PeteHegseth #StraitOfHormuz #Trump

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## Tags

trump, unitedstates, iran, straitofhormuz, petehegseth

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